Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

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Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa in Deua National Park

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eucalyptus
Species:
E. cypellocarpa
Binomial name
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa, commonly known as mountain grey gum, mountain gum, monkey gum or spotted mountain grey gum,[3] is a species of straight, smooth-barked forest tree that is endemic to southeastern Australia. It has relatively large, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and usually cylindrical or barrel-shaped fruit.

Description

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa is a tree that typically grows to a height of 50–65 m (164–213 ft) and forms a

capsule 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and wide and sessile or on a pedicel up to 6 mm (0.24 in) long. The valves of the fruit are usually below rim level.[3][4][5][6]

Taxonomy

Eucalyptus cypellocarpa was first formally described in 1962 by the Australian botanist Lawrie Johnson who collected the type specimen at "Sawmill to Wynne's Rocks, Mt. Wilson, 3,100 feet".[7] The specific epithet (cypellocarpa) means "cup-fruit".[3]

Distribution and habitat

Mountain gum is found in

Victoria where it tends to grow in wet sclerophyll forest, in gullies and on mid-altitude hillsides, from 30.25 to 39 degrees south. It grows from near sea level altitudes to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) and in cool to warm, humid to sub-humid environments with a temperature distribution of −2–31 °C (28–88 °F) with an annual rainfall of 700–1,300 mm (28–51 in). In New South Wales it is widespread in wet forests south from Tamworth, and in Victoria it is widespread in the south-east, including in the Black Range, Grampians and Pyrenees.[3][4][5]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T133373632A133373634.en
    . Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". Euclid: Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hill, Ken. "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Brooker, M. Ian; Slee, Andrew V. "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ^ Chippendale, George M. "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Eucalyptus cypellocarpa". APNI. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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